Hi, need to submit a 1500 words essay on the topic PSC 1003: Intoduction to International Politics.There has to be a reason as to why a particular country feels unsecure or threatened by another count

Hi, need to submit a 1500 words essay on the topic PSC 1003: Intoduction to International Politics.

There has to be a reason as to why a particular country feels unsecure or threatened by another country. History tells us of numerous territorial expansions where the motive of invasion was to explore and utilize the natural resources of another land. The Middle East is still very enticing for invasion for oil. Invasion of Afghanistan by the United States in the last decade was a consequence of 9/11 and the US claims to have invaded Afghanistan because it felt insecure and wanted to prevent such terrorist attacks in the future. The Middle East, on the hand, claims that the US invaded Afghanistan to cement itself in the Middle East and take control of the oil resources. The statement in discussion can be more true and applicable if the word “secure” is widened in its meaning. It instantly gives a meaning that a country invades another to secure its freedom. In the context of war, the security may also refer to security from economic declines, poverty and hunger. It may be argued that many wars during the past 300 years have taken place to achieve a “balance of power” among the European countries as they had made various colonies in different parts of the world. The motive of supremacy is in the basic human nature but it always sets in when the basic necessities of life are attained with ease. The European territorial expansions were triggered by the motive of attaining economic security as the resources are limited and wants are unlimited. The resources become abundant for a particular country when it explores that of another. As a result, the will to become the supreme power sets in. There is another reason for war which is the supremacy of religion. The Saracen territorial expansion was done in the name of the religion Islam and security had apparently no part in it. But a detailed discussion can lead us to raise the fact that Islam was threatened by its enemies very much during its flourishing years and invasion of its enemies made it secure. The Peloponnesian War was fought between Athens and Sparta. They had formed an alliance to defeat the Persian armies. Sparta was looked upon as a leader of that alliance among the states which are now called Greece. Athens emerged as a formidable maritime power as a result of the war against Persia. This gained Athens a great amount of respect and many sought Athens’ help for their protection and security. Sparta did not take it very well as its dominance was threatened by Athens. Athens made progress in many fields which celebrated the Greek states’ alliance too but the enmity between Sparta and Athens was growing increasingly. Megara was a small state that was a Peloponnesian ally. It decided to form an alliance with Athens instead because of its strained relations with Corinth, a strong Peloponnesian ally and a friend of Athens. Corinth was not expecting that Athens would accept Megara’s alliance. Athens did and this resulted in the First Peloponnesian War in 461 BC. Both Athens and Sparta had formed separate alliances. This war was brought to an end by the Thirty Years’ Peace treaty but the peace lasted for only 14 years. Athens had conflicts with Corinth that grew more and more intense with time. Corcyra was a colony of Corinth and was deeply connected with it due to a similar religious background. The relations between the two states were on a decline and years of enmity towards each other strained them more.